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Net Loss per Share - Anti-Dilutive Awards Excluded from Calculation (Details) - shares		12 Months Ended
	May 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Anti-dilutive Securities Excluded from Calculation of Earnings Per Share
Common stock dividend declared, percentage of shares outstanding	5.00%
Weighted Average
Anti-dilutive Securities Excluded from Calculation of Earnings Per Share
Weighted average number of securities excluded from calculation		515,530	860,210	781,050
Stock options | Weighted Average
Anti-dilutive Securities Excluded from Calculation of Earnings Per Share
Weighted average number of securities excluded from calculation		50,580	240,700	355,264
Restricted stock units | Weighted Average
Anti-dilutive Securities Excluded from Calculation of Earnings Per Share
Weighted average number of securities excluded from calculation		456,817	552,458	348,826
Restricted stock awards | Weighted Average
Anti-dilutive Securities Excluded from Calculation of Earnings Per Share
Weighted average number of securities excluded from calculation		8,133	67,052	76,960

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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